The Okotoks Oilers rookie on Tuesday night scored his fifth goal and third game-winner of the series to give his Alberta Junior Hockey League team a 2-1 win over Camrose in Game 4, sending them to the South Division final with a sweep of the Bears.

“I think that’s his fifth game-winning goal of the playoffs,” said Okotoks head coach/GM James Poole of the former Calgary Buffaloes star.

“He’s just been a clutch player for us.”

With the score knotted 1-1 midway through the third period, Camrose’s Luc Vandale was assessed a boarding penalty, setting the stage for Edwardh’s game-winner on the power play, a goal set up by Connor Hartley and Robbie Fisher.

Oilers goalie Jared D’Amico made it stand up with a 31-save effort and game star honours, completing a near flawless performance in the series. The finalist for AJHL goalie of the year stopped 112 of 115 shots in the four-game encounter (an incredible .974 save percentage and 0.75 GAA).

Chris Collins also scored for the Oilers, while Nelson Gadoury notched the lone goal for Camrose, which beat Okotoks twice during the regular season, but it was a different story in March.

“Really the big difference was only giving up three goals,” said Poole. “Our goaltending was really strong, so was our team defence. Our penalty kill not giving up a goal (was huge).”

That’s right, Camrose went 0-for-15 with the man advantage, uncharacteristic for a squad which was eighth in the AJHL in that department during the regular season. Certainly, Okotoks’ commitment to defence and D’Amico’s stone wall played a big part in that.

“(Jared’s) been outstanding,” said Poole, who earlier in the day landed a two-year contract extension that will see him stay at the helm of the Oilers through 2015, with an option for a third year. “The boys really bought into team defence — that was something we were working on.”

Okotoks will now rest up some tired legs and await the winner of the Brooks/Drumheller series — an encounter that will see a fifth game after the Dragons pulled off a 3-2 overtime win on Tuesday night in Drumheller.

Bryton Mills scored the winner at 4:25 of the first extra frame, his second tally of the contest, allowing the Dragons to stave off elimination. Brodie Jamieson also scored for Drumheller, while Mark Reners and Brandon Bruce notched tallies for the Bandits. Defending AJHL champion Brooks, which recorded a record 109 points during the regular season (53-4-3) won the first three games (5-1, 7-5, 5-1). Game 5 is set for Thursday in Brooks (7 p.m., Centennial Regional).

ICE CHIPS . . . Edwardh’s former Midget AAA club, the Calgary Buffaloes, lost the fifth and deciding game in the Alberta Major Midget Hockey League South Division final, 6-1, to the defending national champ Red Deer Optimist Chiefs on Tuesday . . . In the AJHL North Division semifinals, Whitecourt blanked Bonnyville 1-0 to open up a 3-1 series lead.

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